Repeating gun



July 2, 1935. C, E, JOHNSON 2,006,642

Y* A REPEATING GUN Filed May 7, 1954 @Maas E dem son Aome g Patented July 2, 1935 l REPEATING GUN Charles Johnson, Muskegon, Mich.

Application May 7, 1934, Serial No. 724,260

3 Claims.

'Ihis invention relates to repeating guns and is `concernedwith a novel improvement therein relating to the operation of the' mechanism which ejects the exploded cartridge shell and 5'*a1so` reloads the gun and `places it in ring condition. w -1 In repeating rifles and Shotguns it is common to have a magazine located beneath and parallel to the barrel in which a number of' cartridges y are held.

An operating member is slidably mounted on the magazine and is movable length- Wise thereof and has a bar connected thereto which extends Vrearwardly into any intermedi- `ate housing between the barrel and stock of lthe gun. Reciprocation of the-operating member Ymounted on the magazine rearwardly serves to eject a cartridge which has been fired, and

return movement forwardly of the operating member moves a new cartridge into the cham.- ber at the rear end ofthe barrel.

It .is a primary object and purpose of the present invention to mount theoperating member on the magazine for slidable movement lengthwise thereof and interpose mechanism between it and 1*the bar which ejectsfthe exploded cartridge andv inserts a fresh cartridge so that the outward or forward movement of such operating member effects ejection of the exploded cartridge, and

rearward movement of said operating member` inserts the new cartridge into the cartridge chamber at the rear end of` the barrel. By so doing the operatingY member Vwhich is of `a size and shape to be grasped bythe hand is located at the rear `directly in engagement `with the intermediate housing .above referred to and is in a position for a natural grasping thereof Yby one Vof the hands for firing the gun, andnot at an outer position between the ends of the jbarrel as has been the previous 40 position thereof.` At the same time the unsightly'gap between said operating member and the housing which houses the cartridge control` mechanism is completely covered presenting a much better appearance and one which the gun will have nearly all of the time as the normal position of `such operating Vmember, said oplerating'member, never being out of such position except momentarily when it is moved forward 'before againv being `moved `to the rear in'the operations of ejecting an exploded cartridge and inserting a new cartridge into place. An understanding of the invention may be had Vfrom the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing in Fig. l is a side elevation of a gun made in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary enlarged horizontal section on a plane between the barrel and theA magazine looking upwardly against the barrel. 5

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section substantially on the plane of line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Y

Fig. 4 is a'transverse section substantially on the plane of line 4-4 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrow, and

Fig. 5 isa fragmentary Vvertical section showing in side elevation the mechanism between the Voperating member and the cartridge ejecting bar.

Like numerals refer to like parts'in the different figures of the drawing.

In the drawing, the gun shown is a repeating shotgun having a barrel l, stock 2, magazine 3 of tubular form located below and parallel to the barrel and an intermediate housing 4 be- 20 tween the stock and the barrel for housing `the cartridge ejecting and inserting mechanism of the gn, in one side of which is agate 5 through which the exploded cartridges are ejected. 25

The operating member 6, preferably of wood,

for controlling and securing the ejectionof an exploded cartridge and the taking of a fresh cartridge from the magazine and placing it in the cartridge chamber at the rear end of the barrelembraces the magazine 3 at its sides. It is substantially of a U-shaped form in cross section, the legs of which are thickened at their upper ends so as to pass inwardly partially over the magazine and extend upwardly to the lower side portions of the barrel l (see Fig. 2). At the rear end of the operating member 5, the sides thereof are reduced in thickness so that at the inner position, shown in Fig. l, they may cover partially the front end of the'metal housing member 4. These thinner sides are shown at 6a in Fig. 4.

, The barrel and the tubular magazine 3 inY practice are spaced a short distanceaparhapproximately or substantially one-eighth of an `inch. With my' invention a short stud 1 is inner side thereof a rack 9 is embedded and permanently secured; This rack is made from a fiat bar of metal, consecutive openings being made therethrough spaced apart short distances from each other so that the teeth of the pinion may enter such openings.

At the inner side of the other upwardly extending leg of the member 6 a guide groove is cut. A flat bar lil passes slidably through the front end of the housing i and its movements serve to operate mechanism for ejecting an eX- ploded cartridge and inserting anew cartridgen into the cartridge chamber. The details of such mechanism are not disclosed as it is old and well known. rack H extends forward and is received in the guide groove in said opposite upwardly extending leg of the operating member 6 and at its Vforward portion is made into a rack Il similar to' the rack 9, that is, with spaced apart'consecul-- tive openings cut therethrough to receive the,

teeth of the pinion 8.

In operationY it is evidentthat withthe operating member 6in the-position shown in Fig.-

1, which position it occupies at the time a car-` tridge is fired, forward slidingzmcvement of said E. member @fon vthe magazine 3 moves the rack 9 forward `and rotates the pinion 8 which, engaging with the rack H, moves the bar Hllin an'opposite direction or rearwardlyinto the housing 3. Such rearward movement ofthe .bar l@ operates the mechanism for yejectingthe exploded cartridge.

On the return rearward movement of the operating memberv 6, the bar 9 moves with'it to the rear and bar iQ moves in the opposite di rectionforward in the guide groove madey at the inner side of the opposite upwardly extending leg of member 6.y Such forward movement ofy bar Iii serves to insert a new cartridge taken from the Vmagazine into the cartridge chamber at the rear end of the barrel l and closes the mech-y anism and the gun is ready for firing.

It is apparent from this construction that-they operating member 6 which is moved forward andV v then back on the magazine 3 for cartridgeejection and insertion, instead of being located at a forward position on the magazine and with an uncovered gap between the housing i ofthe rear end-of said operating member Ei is, in normal operative position for using the gun, back against land infact partially covers the forward end portion of the metal housing- Q. In such position the gun is ready to be fired and the member is in a farV better and more desirable position to be grasped by the hand for holding and .steadying the gun for ring thanif it was -moved forward as is now-substantially universal in all repeating fire arms of either the usual rifle orv shotguntype;

From the foregoing theconstruction'embodying-my invention yis readily understood. It-is realized that other mechanism for operating-the bar lil by the member 5 in a reverse direction The bar lll on which is formed the erations wherein the operating member was first moved to the rear and then forward in completing reloading. There is thus accomplished one of the main objects of the invention and that is that the hunter having fired the gun pushes the operating member 6 forward rst and then returns it to the rear automatically pressing the gun against his shoulder whereby he is instantly ready to ire the same and at thesametime hishand isin the-most suitable and'most desirable position for Asteadying-uand holding the gun secure against movement.

The invention is defined in the appended claims and is to be considered comprehensive of all 'forms of structure coming within their scope.v

I claim:

1. .In aa .repeating fgun having a barrel, stock,

`housing for reloading control mechanism disposed between the barrel and stock and an elongated magazine'` for holding cartridges located `underneath and parallel` tol saidr barrel,

of a reciprocating; bar extending into'said housing andA Yin frontof thev same and parallel 'tof said barrel and. magazine, 'an operating member of rsubstantially U-shape in cross is located, and means carried by the other leg of `said 'operatingf memberl and saidY barrel` andlf between the-magazine `and `said barrel-for rethe-movementsV of isaid Voperating member.

2. VIn a repeating-gun having a barrel, a stock,v`v

, housing'A for cartridge 4Vcontrolling'- mechanism, yand Va tubular magazine-located underneath and'- par'allel-to ythe* barrelf'and extending forward gages said housing toa forward positionl on thev magazine and back to originalv position,l a reciprocable bar extending at'its rear end'portion .i vinto? said housing and at itsfront end portion' in front vof the housing and within said operating membery'means mounted between the barrel andl magazine and driven by said operating memberl engaging said bar to reciprocate the same in a rearward direction on forward 'movement' 'of the operating member and in a forward direc-- Vtionen 'rearward movement of the operating member to its'original position. 'y

3. Invv a repeatingY gun -having a barrel and an elongated magazine'for holding cartridges, an

operating-member ofsubstantially U-shape in( i cross section slidably mounted on and embrace ing' memberat its inner sidehaving a guide groove therein, a bar located in said guide groove havinga rack formed at its forward portion, av stud between adjacent sides of ithe bar- 4rel and magazine carried by vone of `said mem- I bers, 'a pinion 'rotatably mounted on the stud having one sideengaging said rack, and asecond rack permanently secured tol and 'at the inner. sideofthe other leg of said operating member, with which the opposite' side` of the,

pinion .isin engagement, as and for. the purposes ,.specied.' L,

sectiorvV mounted on'said magazine, one-leg of Ysaid operating member havingargroove guide therein inwhi'ch the forward' end portion of said bar 

